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MISSION, United States: In this yard in the Texas town of Mission, they played as children, learned how to fish, picked cotton and gathered watermelons.But because it's on the border with Mexico, the Cavazos family could lose their property - to Donald Trump's border wall.They are not going down without a fight.In his sister Eloisa's dining room, Jose Alfredo Cavazos - who goes by Fred - displays the numerous letters sent by the federal government."Our property right now is in ... danger of being no more," says the 69-year-old, who lives next door to his sister, and uses a wheelchair to get around.Construction seems inevitable: financing for the portion of the president's much-awaited border wall that would pass through the Cavazos' property in the Rio Grande valley was approved by Congress in March 2018.It is separate from the wider debate about border wall funding that has roiled Washington for weeks, sparked a showdown between Trump and Democratic lawmakers, and led to the … [Read more...] about In Texas, one family fights to keep Trump wall off property

By David Rider City Hall Bureau Chief Fri., Jan. 11, 2019 Former Progressive Conservative premier Bill Davis is weighing into the debate to ensure a crucial piece of Toronto waterfront remains “a family place” — with no casino. Davis, at age 89 a revered figure in the Progressive Conservative party, made the comments about Ontario Place in response to questions the Star put to thinkers, planners and politicians about the site’s future being pondered by Premier Doug Ford and his PC government. Some are calling for major development but most experts said revitalization steps to date — a walking and biking trail named after Davis in 2015 and the east island’s 7.5-acre Trillium Park — are steps in the right direction. “Ontario Place was conceived as a family place, with attractions, entertainment, food services, play and theatre areas aimed at the family,” Davis said in a statement, adding its superb Lake … [Read more...] about Ontario Place must remain ‘family friendly’ and accessible to all, experts say. Here are their ideas

By David Rider City Hall Bureau Chief Fri., Jan. 11, 2019 Former Progressive Conservative premier Bill Davis is weighing into the debate to ensure a crucial piece of Toronto waterfront remains “a family place” — with no casino. Davis, at age 89 a revered figure in the Progressive Conservative party, made the comments about Ontario Place in response to questions the Star put to thinkers, planners and politicans about the site’s future being pondered by Premier Doug Ford and his PC government. Some are calling for major development but most experts said revitalization steps to date — a walking and biking trail named after Davis in 2015 and the east island’s 7.5-acre Trillium Park — are steps in the right direction. “Ontario Place was conceived as a family place, with attractions, entertainment, food services, play and theatre areas aimed at the family,” Davis said in a statement, adding its superb Lake … [Read more...] about Ex-premier Bill Davis and others insist Ontario Place remain ‘family firendly’ and accessible to all

PHUKET: Chalong Police are on the hunt for a man presumed to be a ‘tuk-tuk / taxi driver’ who allegedly set upon a French family with a beach umbrella in the Kata area of Phuket on Saturday evening. The family, an elderly couple on holiday with their 44-year old son, his wife and their three children, aged 14 months, seven and nine, claim they were attacked when they parked their rented car along the Kata Beach road. The family claims they were confronted by a man outside the Karon Municipality offices, at the southern end of Kata Beach. He was aggressive and told them to move the vehicle, the family said. After checking the area for no-parking signs, and seeing none, the family refused to move their car and began unloading their beach items. Moments later, the man returned and assaulted them with the shaft of a beach umbrella, breaking the 44-year-old man’s arm. The 68-year-old father also sustained numerous bruises in the attack. Many people saw the incident, which … [Read more...] about French tourists attacked for parking in ‘wrong place’

By Jaren Kerr Staff Reporter Michelle Shephard National Security Reporter Wed., March 21, 2018 There are two different stories about Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, the 20-year-old Mississauga man who faces life in prison for plotting to blow up New York’s Times Square and subway system. His family, friends and Canadian lawyer — who have broken their silence to plead for leniency — say El Bahnasawy was not a violent extremist, but a teenager struggling with mental illness and drug addictions when an undercover FBI informant set him up. It was not members of the so-called Islamic State who devised the bombing plot, they argue, but the FBI who operated an overzealous sting operation, a frequent criticism of the American police force since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. “Obviously, the Islamic State are horrible people and I think everybody sees them as the enemy,” said El Bahnasawy’s sister, Basma, in an interview with … [Read more...] about Family of Mississauga teen in NYC terror plot says FBI operated overzealous sting operation